Finding Your Early 1800s US Ancestors Online
James M. Baker, PhD
Content
Welcome
1:19
Learn about BCG
2:29
Introduction
1:06
Case Study: Jonathan Tracy
49:47
Samuel Pettis Family
2:29
Value of Different Record Types
2:36
Conclusions
1:07
Questions / answers
17:45
About this webinar
This presentation describes strategies to find early 1800s United States data. A case study illustrates the use of different record types to trace families backward in time from Illinois through Indiana, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Key online sources include newspapers, historical books, property records, marriage records, military records, and city directories.
This was hosted by the Board for Certification of Genealogists. For more information about the organization and genealogy standards, visit www.bcgcertification.org.
About the speaker
Mr. Baker, an active genealogist for the past fifteen years, completed the requirements to become a BCG associate in 2011. He specializes in German, Midwest U.S., and early American research. He was a...
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